Chapter 99 - Chapter 99: Chapter 95 The Purple-Red Stone (1/2)
Chapter 99: Chapter 95 The Purple-Red Stone
Followers of the Lord of the Lost!
Byrne was glad he was nearly thirty, for if it had been himself from a few years ago, he might have been so frightened as to tremble.
Now he was sufficiently composed. Upon hearing “followers of the Lord of the Lost,” he was inwardly shocked, yet he still maintained his calm and listened silently.
“There’s no information about them. Numerous people have come to search in the Eastern Four Kingdoms of the continent over the past decade or so, yet no clues about this ‘Lord of the Lost’ have been found.”
The person who answered her was “Time Stasis Stone,” whose voice was that of an elderly man.
“Time Stasis Stone” appeared tall and thin, clad in a gray robe, his voice full of wisdom brought by experience.
Having said that, “Time Stasis Stone” added with great perplexity, “It’s strange, logically deducing, this ‘Lord of the Lost’ who is given great attention by the True Gods must be a very powerful Evil God. His followers should be numerous.”
“Yet, his followers have managed to keep such a secret that not a whisper escaped for over a decade, which is truly hard to believe.”
It seemed that the Fischer family’s principle was quite correct; caution and secrecy were of the utmost importance. Byrne pondered silently about why the Lord of the Lost was targeted by the True Gods Church.
He could not comprehend the reason and could only attribute it to the great power of the gods; they somehow became aware of the existence of the Lord of the Lost through some unimaginable method and even locked the location down to the east of the continent.
It was then that “Dragon Crystal,” known as Viscount Bast, interjected:
“It could be that there’s some extraordinary method that ensures the secrecy of the followers, like the betrayers are granted death the moment they think of betrayal.”
Byrne smiled and glanced at Viscount Bast. If he hadn’t known the other party was just speculating, he might have even thought his cover was blown.
“I too haven’t sensed their presence and agree with the conjecture of Dragon Crystal.”
“Solar Gold” shook his head as well.
Byrne had noticed that “Spirit Essence” had remained silent throughout the meeting.
She seemed to be a petite female; although she had not spoken from the start, her position in the Alchemy Council was second only to “Solar Gold,” and Byrne dared not ignore her presence.
“It is indeed very strange.”
“Star Metal” shook his head and continued, “Anyway, I hope to obtain information about the followers of the Lord of the Lost, and when the time comes, I’m willing to exchange a Class 4 Extraordinary Material for it.”
Class 4 Extraordinary Material, those were significant items that couldn’t even be bought on the black market.
Extraordinary Exponents who had reached mid-level Transmutation and wished to progress further, or those who had reached upper-level Transmutation and wanted a stronger bloodline, all needed Class 4 Extraordinary Materials.
Similarly, some extremely powerful spells also required the use of Class 4 Extraordinary Materials.
For the Fischer family, even Class 3 Extraordinary Materials were extremely important, and they had no idea where to find Class 4 Extraordinary Materials!
Byrne felt like selling himself on the spot, but he could only remain silent.
Since no one had the slightest news about the followers of the Lord of the Lost, the topic was eventually shelved.
“Solar Gold,” who was quite tall and had a deep voice, spoke to everyone:
“The Lorne citizens have gotten some crucial Forbidden Knowledge in the Spirit Realm, though it’s still unclear what it is, it’s likely to change the existing world order.”
“I’ve got some information about the Spirit Realm. If you can pay a hundred Gold Coins, I’m willing to share it with you.”
Byrne knew the Fischer family was truly broke, so he shook his head.
“Sorry, I’m not participating in this trade.”
Bast chuckled casually and said, “Mr. Solar Gold, you’ll have to give us an idea of what kind of information it is before we’re willing to spend money.”
“Solar Gold” paused, then continued, “It’s about the various vortexes, or rather, the names of the Spiritual Gateways.”
Huh?
To Byrne’s surprise, he found that the important knowledge mentioned by “Solar Gold” was actually the mysterious knowledge that the Fischer family had already obtained from the Lord of the Lost.
What astonished him even more was that aside from himself, everyone present seemed interested.
Aside from the chairman’s silence, members of the Alchemy Council expressed their willingness to pay for the true names of the Spiritual Gateways.
Byrne quickly understood the most important reason for the trade.
The true names of mystical items often had a significant connection to their actual effects, and knowing the true names of the Spiritual Gateways would make their exploration of the Spirit Realm much easier.
He sharply sensed an important information advantage that the Fischer family held.
With the knowledge of the Spirit Realm bestowed by the Lord of the Lost, the Fischers would be essentially walking into the Spirit Realm with a guidebook.
For other Extraordinary beings, however, every step into the Spirit Realm was filled with the unknown and mystical, almost every moment was unsettling, and every choice was fraught with tension and fear.
“Alright, the deal is set.”
“Solar Gold” clapped his hands lightly, and without a sign, sheets of gleaming paper appeared from thin air, automatically flying to all those who contributed to purchasing the true names of the Spiritual Gateways.